Tobias Asser
(1838-1913)
Other names: Tobias Michael Carel Asser[U75]
Honours and Awards
Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands)[I7]
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)[I7]
Commander of the Order of the Lion of Zähringen (Baden)[I7]
Order of the Crown of Italy (Italy)[I7]
Order of the Oak Crown (Luxembourg)[I7]
Officer of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)[I7]
Knight of the Legion of Honour (France)[I7]
Nobel Peace Prize, 1911[P5A]
Positions Held
Member of The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration in 1900[P5A]
Delegate to the Peace Conference at The Hague, 1899 and 1907[P5A]
Assistant secretary of state of the Netherlands, 1875-75[I7]
Member of the Council of State, 1875[I7]
Main Events
Statesman and jurist[P5A], he was a professor at the University
of Amsterdam, 1862-93.[U75]
Place of birth: Amsterdam[U75]
Place of death: The Hague[U75]
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